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European Union, France, Mali
Paris secretly prepared to slap sanctions on military junta

As relations between Bamako and Paris continue to sour, France wants the EU to slap sanctions on several Malian officials seen to be rocking the boat ahead of next year's presidential poll. Meanwhile, ECOWAS is considering similar punitive measures. [...]

Published on 18/10/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdoulaye Diop
Alassane Ouattara
Choguel Kokalla Maiga
Economic Community of West African States
Emmanuel Macron
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Gradual thaw in Paris-Bamako relations

France looks set to resume issuing visas to Malian nationals, stalled for several months. It is a potential first step towards normalising relations.

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Crucial European Union foreign ministers' meeting on EU presence in Mali

European Union foreign ministers are set to discuss the EU's relations with Mali at a meeting on 21 March. Although there are major differences between member states on the question of whether or not to maintain EU missions in the African country, they will try to find a consensus on the issue.

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Mali
Washington sends a mission to Bamako to discuss MINUSMA, Wagner

A US delegation led by the assistant secretary of state for international organisation affairs, Michele J. Sison, is scheduled to travel to Mali next week to meet with several officials in the country.

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The head of multilateral organisations at the State Department, Michele J. Sison.

France, Mali
Emmanuel Macron cancels visit to Bamako

Breaking news published on 17/12/21 at 18:00 - The French president has cancelled his trip to Mali on 20 to 21 December, in part due to the Covid-19 pandemic but mainly because both Paris and Bamako could not agree on what form the visit should take.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.12.2021

Sahel
Macron to talk Wagner and elections in Bamako

The French president will visit Bamako from 20 to 21 December. In the Malian capital, he will meet interim president Assimi Goita for the first time to discuss the ongoing talks between his junta and the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2021

French president Emmanuel Macron during his previous visit to Mali in May 2017.

Mali
Mahamat Déby flies to Bamako on mission to stop Wagner

Chad's interim leader, who is also the current head of the G5 Sahel of which Mali is a member, is expected in Bamako by the end of the month. He hopes to dissuade coup leader Assimi Goita and the Malian junta from hiring the Russian paramilitary company Wagner.

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Mali
Bamako recovers its sole troop transport aircraft from Airbus

The Malian government, which has been without the means to airlift its troops into northern Mali for more than a year, earlier this month recovered its Airbus Casa C295 transport aircaft, which has been out of action for a year for maintenance.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 16.11.2021

France, Mali, Russia
Macron and Putin play game of bluff over Wagner in Mali

As negotiations between the Malian junta and Wagner step up a notch, Paris is making last-ditch efforts to prevent the arrival of Russian paramilitaries in Bamako. Emmanuel Macron gave Vladimir Putin a stern warning during a phone call last month.

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Emmanuel Macron receives Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, at the Palace of Versailles.

France, Ivory Coast
Macron and Ouattara to hold one-to-one in Paris

Published on 12/10/21 at 5 p.m. - French president Emmanuel Macron will host his Ivory Coast counterpart Alassane Ouattara in Paris this evening, during which the heads of state are set to discuss the situation in West Africa, in Mali in particular.

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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2021 in Paris.

Mali
From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

Discreetly but insistently, France is working with its Western and African partners to prevent the junta going into partnership with Russian paramilitary group Wagner. Meanwhile, ECOWAS, egged on by Macron, is considering slapping sanctions on Mali's new leaders.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.10.2021

French foreign minister Yves Le Drian at the UN General Assembly on 23 September.

Mali
Assimi Goita removes Bah N'Daw's stalwarts and takes charge of intelligence services

New interim president Colonel Assimi Goita has dismissed his predecessor Ban N'Daw's key collaborators. He is also preparing a number of "adjustments" in the security services and putting the finishing touches to the team which will be joining him at the Koulouba Palace.

Subscribers only Politics 18.06.2021

Colonel Assimi Goita was officially sworn in as Mali's transitional president.

Mali
ECOWAS leaders to deliberate over Goita's military takeover

The regional organisation will hold a closed meeting over the next few days to discuss the situation in Mali after the interim vice president Assimi Goita forced the transitional president, Bah N'Daw, from power. Backstage, discussions between west African leaders have already begun.

Subscribers only Politics 28.05.2021

The ECOWAS delegation sent on 25 May to Bamako, led by Goodluck Jonathan.

France, Sahel
As presidential election nears, Macron worries of risk of politicising Operation Barkhane

With just over a year to go before the presidential election, and in light of the events of recent weeks, the French public is starting to take more notice of the country's military presence in the Sahel region.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2020

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (C-R) visit the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, 19 May 2017.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara's bid for third term deepens his diplomatic isolation

The Ivorian president's unshakable determination to run for re-election on 31 October is increasingly irking the international community. At the same time, several West African states are unhappy over the treatment of the former head of state Laurent Gbagbo.

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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is determined to run for a third term.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

European Union, France, Mali
Paris secretly prepared to slap sanctions on military junta

Mali
Gradual thaw in Paris-Bamako relations

Mali
Crucial European Union foreign ministers' meeting on EU presence in Mali

Mali
Washington sends a mission to Bamako to discuss MINUSMA, Wagner

France, Mali
Emmanuel Macron cancels visit to Bamako

Sahel
Macron to talk Wagner and elections in Bamako

Mali
Mahamat Déby flies to Bamako on mission to stop Wagner

Mali
Bamako recovers its sole troop transport aircraft from Airbus

France, Mali, Russia
Macron and Putin play game of bluff over Wagner in Mali

France, Ivory Coast
Macron and Ouattara to hold one-to-one in Paris

Mali
From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

Mali
Assimi Goita removes Bah N'Daw's stalwarts and takes charge of intelligence services

Mali
ECOWAS leaders to deliberate over Goita's military takeover

France, Sahel
As presidential election nears, Macron worries of risk of politicising Operation Barkhane

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Ouattara's bid for third term deepens his diplomatic isolation